“Did I Not Bring Israel Out of Egypt?”
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“Did I Not Bring Israel Out of Egypt?”

Biblical, Archaeological, and Egyptological Perspectives on the Exodus Narratives

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“Did I Not Bring Israel Out of Egypt?”

Biblical, Archaeological, and Egyptological Perspectives on the Exodus Narratives

About this book

The Hebrew Scriptures consider the exodus from Egypt to be Israel's formative and foundational event. Indeed, the Bible offers no other explanation for Israel's origin as a people. It is also true that no contemporary record regarding a man named Moses or the Israelites generally, either living in or leaving Egypt has been found. Hence, many biblical scholars and archaeologists take a skeptical attitude, dismissing the exodus from the realm of history. However, the contributors to this volume are convinced that there is an alternative, more positive approach. Using textual and archaeological materials from the ancient Near East in a comparative way, in conjunction with the Torah's narratives and with other biblical texts, the contributors to this volume (specialists in ancient Egypt, ancient Near Eastern culture and history, and biblical studies) maintain that the reports in the Hebrew Bible should not be cavalierly dismissed for ideological reasons but, rather, should be deemed to contain authentic memories.

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Table of contents

  1. COVER Front
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Chapter 1: Egyptian Religious Influences on the Early Hebrews
  5. Chapter 2: Onomastics of the Exodus Generation in the Book of Exodus
  6. Chapter 3: Egyptian Loanwords as Evidence for the Authenticity of the Exodus and Wilderness Traditions
  7. Chapter 4: The Significance of the Horns ( קֶרֶן ) of Exodus 27:2: The Egyptian (ṯst) and Levantine Four-Horned Altars
  8. Chapter 5: The Practices of the Land of Egypt (Leviticus 18:3): Incest, ʿAnat, and Israel in the Egypt of Ramesses the Great
  9. Chapter 6: The Kadesh Inscriptions of Ramesses II and the Exodus Sea Account (Exodus 13:17–15:19)
  10. Chapter 7: The Literary Unity of the Exodus Narrative
  11. Chapter 8: Moses, the Tongue-Tied Singer
  12. Chapter 9: The Egyptian Sojourn and Deliverance from Slavery in the Framing and Shaping of the Mosaic Law
  13. Chapter 10: “Tell Your Children and Grandchildren!” The Exodus as Cultural Memory
  14. Chapter 11: Recent Developments in Understandingt he Origins of the Arameans Possible Contributions and Implications for Understanding Israelite Origins
  15. Chapter 12: Exodus on the Ground: The Elusive Signature of Nomads in Sinai
  16. Chapter 13:“I Am Yahweh Your God fromthe Land of Egypt”:Hosea’s Use of the Exodus Traditions
  17. Chapter 14: Some Observations on the Exodus and Wilderness Wandering Traditions inthe Books of Amos and Micah
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index